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Premiere 28 November.
Opera. In a world where man and woman are irreconcilable enemies, Tamino and his beloved Pamina struggle to reach each other.
Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Pamina has been taken away by the great Sarastro, leader of a brotherhood of holy men, who wish to save Pamina from her mother's demoralizing influence on her. The mother, who goes under the name of Queen of the Night, turns to the gullible youth Tamino to bring her daughter home again.
Die Zauberflöte, Mozart's last opera, is a musically vertiginous saga with a clear-sighted vital solemnity, as heart-rendingly dramatic as it is comical and entertaining. Director Rikard Bergqvist, who has done a new Swedish translation of the work, produces a phantasmagoria about the young Tamino's attempt to understand himself and the role he has to play.
Good and evil forces rage around and through him in a billowing landscape of notes, words and images. What is true love? And which sacrifices have to be made in order for it to triumph?
Watch a clip from the performance.
Tomas Sjöstedt is responsible for the scenography and costumes and the choreography is by Camilla Ekelöf. Tamino is portrayed by Mathias Zachariassen who has done a number of reputable Mozart interpretations and whose international career began with a debut at the Wiener Staatsoper in 1998.
Among the singers from GöteborgsOperan is Markus Schwartz, singing Papageno for the first time at The Göteborg Opera. We have once again succeeded in engaging the brilliant Mozart conductor Henrik Schaefer who has previously guested The Göteborg Opera in The Marriage of Figaro and Mozart's Requiem.
Costume sketches by Tomas Sjöstedt.
Watch pictures from the performance.
Tamino and Pamina.
Tamino Mathias Zachariassen.
Pamina Henrikka Gröndahl, soprano.
Rikard Berqvist, director and translator.
Rikard Bergqvist is a playwright, director and actor, trained at Teaterhögskolan in Malmö. He has worked at Malmö Stadsteater, Skånska Teatern, Riksteatern, Stockholms Stadsteater, Pistolteatern, Göteborgs Stadsteater and Norrbottensteatern. Rikard has played Birdy in his own dramatisation of Wharton's novel and he wrote the musical Råttfångaren (The Rat-catcher) that was performed at Dramaten.
For The Göteborg Opera Rikard Bergqvist has written and directed the musical theatre plays Zvea – sånger från ett svunnet sekel (songs from times gone by) and Kråksång – ett litet lystet lustspel om livslögner och längtan (Crow's song – a little lusty laughable lark about lifelong lies and longing). He was also responsible for the adaptation, translation and direction of the musicals Stop the World I want to get off (2004) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2006) which were both very successful. In the season 2007/2008 he directed My Fair Lady on the Main Stage and wrote and directed the rock musical Grymt! (Wicked) on the Skövde stage and the Small stage.
Markus Schwartz as Papageno.
Markus Schwartz trained at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the Operahögskola in Stockholm. At The Göteborg Opera he has sung Masetto and Leporello in Don Giovanni, Don Magnifico in Cinderella, a mayor in Ödets makt (the power of destiny), the begging munk Varlaam in Boris Godunov, Waltner/Chinese/Crazy professor in K. Description of a struggle, Count Lamoral in Arabella, Baron Douphol in La Traviata, second Grail Knight in Parsifal, Doctor in Macbeth, the leading role in The Marriage of Figaro, Curius in Julius Caesar, Colline in La Bohème. At the European Cup party in Gothenburg during the summer of 2006 he sang Papageno in a short version of Die Zauberflöte at Götaplatsen. This season he returns in the same role on the 'Stora' stage and also sings Schaunard in La Bohème.
Watch a clip from the rehearsal. Marcus Schwartz, on the piano Rut Pergament.
Die Zauberflöte, a tough nut to translate.
Even though most operas are now performed in their original language, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte is still often performed in Swedish. The two most probable reasons for this are that it is a lyrical drama rich in spoken dialogue, and it is usually performed as an opera for the whole family, even the youngest members. A real translation classic is Alf Henrikson's version that he made for the Royal Opera production of 1968. It has been used in a number of productions up until today, including the Ingmar Bergman film. However, in the production of Die Zauberflöte by the Göteborg Opera we have chosen to present a new translation, one bearing the signature of Rikard Bergqvist, the opera's director. It might be of interest to take a closer look at a couple of passages and to compare the original German with the choices made by Henrikson and Bergqvist. But first let us point out that both translations were created to be sung, not to be read on a text machine. It was therefore necessary to make some departures from the original to ensure smooth accentuation, rhyme etc. A text machine translation that only needs to be read can be translated in a far more literal way.
Papageno is perhaps the opera's most popular and well-known character. In the introductory song he presents himself as the happy, free bird-catcher:
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja,
stets lustig, heisa hopsassa!
Ich Vogelfänger bin bekannt
Bei alt und jung im ganzen Land.
In this passage Alf Henrikson has, kept very close to the original, except for the fourth line:
A bird-catcher such as I, can not be seen every day (translated literally without rhyme).
All people know about me.
I catch birds with my warble.
Today, not many people know what a bird-catcher is. Actually it is not even a being, but rather a tropical plant that reproduces itself through birds and on whose sticky leaves small birds often get stuck. Rikard Bergqvist has chosen to make a decidedly freer translation and, moreover, to establish early on in the story the bird-catcher's evasive adherence – man or bird or neither?
As a bird I fly so free beyond your wildest fantasy.
Am neither man nor animal but both of them and better still.
The Magic Flute has traditionally been a problematic work due to the view of women that was prevalent in the late 18th century – in other words it has been charged with being misogynous. This applies in particular to the way Sarastro and his company speak of The Queen of the Night. One part of the text that is difficult to get around is when Tamino meets the Speaker, who accuses him of being naïve for trusting in a woman:
Ein Weib hat also dich berückt?
Ein Weib tut wenig, plaudert viel.
Du, Jüngling, glaubst den Zungenspiel?
O, legte doch Sarastro dir
die Absicht seiner Handlung für!
Instead of claiming that women speak a lot but get little done, Henrikson chooses to place a snake on their tongue - possibly a Biblical reference:
You trust in a woman's speech?
A snake does live on woman's tongue, and you believe because you're young!
Whatever now Sarastro's deed, he has his reasons you can believe!
Henrikson does not avoid the misogynous aspect, and when Ingmar Bergman made his film he chose to change the first two lines to: "You trust in this woman's speech? A snake upon her tongue does live". Thus the Speaker refers merely to the Queen of the Night, and not to women in general. Bergqvist too has softened up these lines somewhat.
A woman is your reference?
My friend, a woman's speech entices but your understanding denies this. Yet when your eyes are open the truth will stand outspoken.
Infinitely more examples can be found in this rich production but surely it would be even more exciting to form your own opinion at the premiere on the 28th of November?
Göran Gademan, Dramaturgist
From the Libretto.
From Act 1, scene 3 (finale of the first act).
When Tamino leaves the Speaker (soon after the last-mentioned quotation) it is as if the ground is trembling beneath his feet. What is evil? What is good? In whom can one trust? He begins to question his whole existence and the way in which he lives his life.
When shall I wake from my nightmare?
When you have met your true self, then endless darkness shall be day.
Speaker disappears. Tamino is desperate.
Oh cruel night, when shall I know what love is, where shall I seek?
An invisible choir answers
Now, soon, perhaps never.
Now? Soon? Yet perhaps never? An answer indeed displeasing! Say that she still lives!
Pamina, Pamina, yes, she lives!
TAMINO Thanks be to God!
My God! Then there is yet hope!
He gazes upon his flute.
Perhaps if you might play then shall your music solve my riddle, persuade the night with your being of light. Let it be! Help me see!
He plays and is spellbound by the sweet sound. The world around him is transformed, becomes light and beautiful and is inhabited by friendly, beautiful, dancing creatures.
A sound that caresses body and soul enchants the world.
The shadows of night are gone and over all the horrors the battle is won.
My magic flute helps me to see through all that blinds me.
I can feel warm winds.
My magic flute gives me love...
... but something is missing…
…there is something I have forgotten…
…perhaps something I have dreamt…
Suddenly he is seduced by the music and has forgotten his mission.
He starts to play again and suddenly remembers.
Pamina! Pamina! My love! Can you hear me?
Give me an answer!
How? How? How? Say, how shall I find you?
He plays a piece that is answered by Papageno's bird whistle.
Hark! Papageno are you here?
Do you know where my beloved might be?
Pamina are you coming to me?
My flute, my flute will sing a song for you, a love song for you, for you a love song for you.


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Nihar Desai, MD, MPH
Patient Care
Nihar Desai, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Medicine Section of the Yale School of Medicine and an Investigator in the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. His interests focus on comparative effectiveness of antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy, identifying opportunities to improve outcomes, and evaluating the impact of novel care delivery systems on cost and quality. He graduated with highest honors from Lehigh University before completing an internship in the Clinton White House. He then attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where he received his Doctorate in Medicine and the Harvard School of Public Health where he received his Master's in Public Health. Dr. Desai completed his residency training in Internal Medicine as well as his clinical fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He then completed a research fellowship at the TIMI Study Group with Dr. Eugene Braunwald. His scholarly work has been published in New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He has served in leadership positions in several organizations and is passionate about the need for strong physician leaders to advocate for our patients and our profession.
Education & Training
- MDUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine (2006)
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One of the less talk about Feng Shui is Feng Shui of eating. It is actually one of the simplest way to enhanced your Feng Shui, albeit the effect doesn't last really long, but doing it regularly should have at least about 5% to 10% increase in your good Feng Shui.
Feng Shui eating is simple, incorporate a lot of yang energy by putting in more color to your food. You do this by eating less meat and eating more vegetables and fruits. The key is to incorporate various yang colors. So, you don't just eat green vegetables, but incorporate other colorful vegetables like red beans or red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, carrots, purple lettuce or purple cabbage etc. The same goes with fruits, make it a "happy meal" of colors. And you know what, in the Feng Shui of food, it's the sour fruit that brings in more chi. These are kiwis, lemon, or other citrus fruits.
Please note that Buddhists believe that eating meat and any other sentient being like oysters, fish, shrimps, etc., is actually a mortal sin. But in Feng Shui, meat and these meats from sentient beings are considered as Yin food or food with negative energies.
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Some class to this letterhead what?
Dear Lena,
First of all, I don't know when we are going home, why they are keeping this information from us, or why the Boston papers are pretending to know so much about the matter. It is the same I think as if war really was on, for to keep news of such small importance to the public in general is some stunt. One of the boys just came in and said that he saw a Boston Post on the front page in large print which said that the Ninth and Fifth had got orders to leave and that the boys threw their hats in the air and great inthusiasim was shown. Nothing doing. They are waiting I guess for some state to send a Brigade to releave us. Some troops from N.Y. have been sent home, having reached here latter than we did. Well I for one (personally) dont care if we stayed here all winter, as far as crying and fretting about home is concerned. Of coarse Id like to get home and see you folks as soon as posible, but Im going to say right here that Im as contented and settled to this life now as if I was on a two weeks vacation. Get me right, now.
Oh if you could only see the change in the camp site, the change in the eats, and climate youd say, "Go on you fellows, your living like kings." And that is the way I am looking at it. It was probably part our fault for coming here, but beleive me Lena, it is not our fault that we are staying here. Next to home with all it means and the ones that make up ours, this is the life. Now Lena, (and the rest of you) you can see that Im as contented as if I were there, only Im not there and that is where the hitch comes. That is why I want to go home as well as the other boys, that have good homes and relatives, but didn't appreciate it until they got so far away from them for such a long period. Get the sentimental stuff Im slinging. But it really is the sentiment that prevails through the Brigade.
That big parade they had in El Paso the other day was not graced with my presence for we were gaurd company that day and I was trotting around to the different post with a loaded gat on my right hip and say, pretty soft, for when those poor boys got in, they were in, that's all. After walking about four miles they waited six hours for the rest of the division (which is the only war strength division in the U.S.
I got Ems card today, which by the notice on it, was really from Mary. And in all your letters and post cards you peak of our home coming. Well we have heard rumors of going home and sensibly sounding ones too, but here we are. It's a long time before the first of Oct. yet so, who knows. We are still carrying 100 rounds of amunition, and that will all have to be turned in yet. We have been releaved of border outpost duty by the Regular Cavalry which is welcomed heartily.
There is a lot of cheering down to the Fifth Regiment now. Rumor 100121012364 I guess thats all. I agree with you and hope that they will herd us in the Armories, for it will be pretty cold sleeping out doors now especially now that our blood is so thin, and all so to make it easier to have you see me at the first chance.
All is well
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While Ireland's image is often a splash of festivals, pub sessions, and our trademarked 'craic' (good fun) – there is a softer side. Our island loves its downtime
Ireland has a long history as a place of retreat. It stretches back to the 7th century when monastic hermits sought out tranquil valleys and lakes for a touch of quiet contemplation. And those chasing a spot of relaxation still look to pockets of the Irish wilderness to this day.
Why? Well, Dave Brocklebank, owner of the Burren Yoga & Meditation Centre explains: "there is something natural and grounding about being in Ireland."
The Good Retreat Guide calls them "a modern answer to modern living". We like to think of them of as an oasis of calm and peace, ripe for recharging and rest.
These days retreats come in a wide range of formats, but all promise soothing relaxation quicker than you can say "scented candles".
Ireland's rich Christian heritage has ensured plenty of spiritual retreat options, while anyone looking to detox their body rather than their soul should head for a health farm or destination spa. All you need to do is close your eyes, breathe deeply and relax.
In Cork, the Tibetan Buddhist centre Dzogchen Beara welcomes visitors of all faiths. Perched in an astoundingly beautiful edge of the peninsula, its meditation garden is famous for its soul-shaking views, while the meditation courses will also fill that requirement.
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"One can often 'feel' the slightly hyperactivity from people who live fast-paced lives in cities when they first arrive," says Dave of the Burren Yoga & Meditation Centre. "However by the end of the first day of meditation, yoga, a hearty breakfast and guided walk, everyone is exhilarated, and the outside world and its cares seems to drift away."
Dave knows that location is key for the experience, which is why he set up in the west of Ireland; "the pace of life is so unrushed – almost like stepping back 40 years in time". His centre uses the "spectacular scenery" of the Burren landscape to breathe fresh air into yoga practice – literally – with some classes on a cliff overlooking the sea.
Gabriele Tottenham of the Blaney Spa came from her native Germany to Fermanagh 30 years ago and was so taken with the place that she stayed. Her log cabin spa on the shores of Lough Erne offers a soothing mix of yoga classes, a hot tub, sauna, and massage therapies.
In the beautiful Clew Bay, relaxation is serious business at Macalla Farm. They run several retreats combining yoga with vegetarian cooking, meditation and horse riding.
In St Kevin's idyllic lake valley of Glendalough, the Glendalough Hermitage welcomes people of all faiths seeking spiritual renewal through retreat and pilgrimage. Antrim's Drumalis Retreat Centre, managed by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, also runs a program of retreats and workshops.
Cloona Health Retreat is famous for its detox program, and was recently recommended by the Irish Times to "help kick-start a new health and fitness regime… and detoxify from modern life."
The Sunday Times London named Ard Nahoo in their top five retreats. The eco retreat in the North Leitrim Glens mixes gorgeous surroundings with therapies and yoga.
Of course, some people only need "me, myself and I" for their retreat. In that case, the luxurious surroundings of Carlow's Moongate Lodge can be rented.
Irish newspaper The Sunday Independent declared: "Moongate is an ideal place to seek out your own spiritual renaissance".
"Spiritual renaissance"… you've got to like the sound of that.
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Pararotalia venusta (Brady, 1884)Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Rotaliina Order: Rotaliida Family: Rotaliidae
Taxon Profile
found on the beach Great Barrier Reef Australia exact locality unknown
Geological Time: recent Holocene Quaternary
Raw material provided by Family Meyer
in the collection of Karl-Otto Bock
View of specimens of Pararotalia venusta (Brady, 1884)
the specimens are placed by Karl-Otto Bock and photographed by Georg Wawczyniak
The identification is based upon:
Jones, Robert Wynn, 1994: The Challenger Foraminifera Oxford Univ Press 416 pp. Plate 108, Fig. 2
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Observational Study of the Genetic Architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases (NEUTROGENE)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01952275
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2016 by University of Zurich.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : September 27, 2013
Last Update Posted : September 27, 2016
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This study investigates the genetic architecture of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases. After collecting informed consent, all patients' clinical phenotype is graded at inclusion with a detailed case report form and a discovery cohort formed based on the certainty of diagnosis. The DNA of patients in the discovery cohort is analyzed by whole exome sequencing which identifies all protein-coding genetic variants. Subsequently, statistical burden tests are going to identify enrichment of rare coding genetic variants in patients affected by Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases.
The ultimate goal is to reveal the responsible gene(s) that may then be targets for clinical intervention.
|Condition or disease
|Other Specified Inflammatory Disorders of Skin or Subcutaneous Tissue Pyoderma Gangrenosum Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp Sweet's Syndrome Behcet's Disease Bowel-associated Dermatosis-arthritis Syndrome Pustular Psoriasis Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis Keratoderma Blenorrhagicum Sneddon-Wilkinson Disease IgA Pemphigus Amicrobial Pustulosis of the Folds Infantile Acropustulosis Transient Neonatal Pustulosis Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis Rheumatoid Neutrophilic Dermatitis Neutrophilic Urticaria Still's Disease Erythema Marginatum Unclassified Periodic Fever Syndromes / Autoinflammatory Syndromes Dermatitis Herpetiformis Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Bullous Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Inflammatory Epidermolysis Bullosa Aquisita Neutrophilic Dermatosis of the Dorsal Hands (Pustular Vasculitis) Small Vessel Vasculitis Including Urticarial Vasculitis Erythema Elevatum Diutinum Medium Vessel Vasculitis
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|600 participants
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|Official Title:
|Assessment of the Enrichment of Rare Coding Genetic Variants in Patients Affected by Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Dermatoses
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|January 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|January 2020
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|January 2020
- Enrichment of rare coding genetic variants [ Time Frame: baseline ]Whole exome sequencing is going to detect rare coding genetic variants in cases of Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases. Statistical burden tests are applied to test for excess of rare variants in cases versus available controls of matching ancestry.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 120 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion criteria:
- History of NMID or active disease.
- Informed consent.
Exclusion criteria:
- No consent to either part of the study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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|Contact: Alexander Navarini, MD
|University Hospital Zurich, Dept. of Dermatology
|Zurich, ZH, Switzerland, 8091
|Principal Investigator:
|Alexander Navarini, MD
|University Hospital Zurich, Dept. of Dermatology
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Epidermolysis Bullosa
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis
Sweet Syndrome
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Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
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School Social Workers provide mental health services to address needs that help students succeed academically, emotionally, and socially.
Social work services in school include:
- Providing individual or small group counseling to help students overcome emotional, behavioral, or emerging mental health problems;
- Consult and collaborate with staff and families to support students' emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs in the classroom setting;
- Preparing a social or developmental history on a child with a disability as part of a comprehensive special education evaluation;
- Mobilizing school and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible the educational setting; and
- Assisting in developing positive behavior strategies.
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Bobby Brown turned himself in Wednesday to begin his jail sentence stemming from a DUI arrest, The Los Angeles Times reports. However, the singer may not be behind bars for long.
Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore tells the newspaper that, because of overcrowding, time off for good behavior and credit for "good time work time," Brown is unlikely to serve more than nine days in county jail. However, Brown's sentence could be influenced by his probation officer or a judge's order.
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Brown, 44, was originally sentenced to 55 days in jail in February.
In addition to jail time, he also must complete an 18-month alcohol-treatment program and attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for pleas related to drunk driving, driving with a suspended license and probation violation for a prior DUI incident. Brown was first sentenced to a day in jail and three years' probation for a March 26, 2012 arrest when he was pulled over for talking on his cellphone while driving. The second arrest occurred on Oct. 24.
He also had a DUI conviction from 1996.


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This classic of twentieth-century literature chronicles the spiritual evolution of a man living in India at the time of the Buddha—a journey of the spirit that has inspired generations of readers. Here is an audio edition of a fresh translation from Sherab Chödzin Kohn, a gifted translator and longtime student of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy. Kohn's flowing, poetic translation conveys the philosophical and spiritual nuances of Hermann Hesse's text, paying special attention to the qualities of meditative experience.
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text: The Rhizome backend, and others like it across the web, act as sanctuaries of a sort for a dying language: the halting, intermittently sensical, koanic lingua franca of the multinational spammer and their programmed counterpart, the spambot. Today, spammers face enemies on multiple fronts: Facebook-API'd commenting apparatuses, Google algorithms, Hotmail junk-mail filters, and Twitter culls of orange-backed eggs. It has been driven to the margins, visible only to those who seek it out (or happen to be a webmaster, like yours truly). What will be lost when it's pushed out of cyberspace altogether?


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I woke this morning in Connecticut and for a second had to convince myself that I am really here. Our new house is a couple hours away but it is not quite ready for us so we have planted the children at their Grandmother's house. They will splash and play and walk to the drawbridge and eat ice cream cones. They are tired of being in the cars. And so am I! All together this month we have collectively brought four cars and two moving trucks to the Northeast. It is strange not being in the Texas heat, the heat is so encompassing…like a blanket that never comes off. I forgot what it feels like not to be sweaty all day.
Today will consist of mostly laundry, then a sweet reward of eating outside at Auntie M's with the ocean waves and sand covered children. It is a nice reprieve from my worries of closing on our house and unloading an enormous amount of household goods… to include a large amount of fabric crates. My husband who never says a word about how I love stuff was inspired to note that I sure have a lot of fabric. He said this while loading the truck when it was 111 degrees outside. He said it with a smile, it might have been sarcastic but it was a smile nonetheless.
So while my blog is sitting still and quiet I have been doing the opposite. I haven't forgotten you, and can't wait to sit and read what summer is bringing to each of you.
Here are some wishes I will wish for you:
sun, sand, water
red, white & blue pinwheels
grilled fish
grape (or cherry) slushies
soft little sunkissed feet
fireflies and marshmallows


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The College of Education has a very special relationship with Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School in Philadelphia, PA that benefits both institutions greatly.
Inside the All-Sports Museum
Students from Sheppard Elementary learn about track and field during their tour of the All-Sports Museum.
In Front of Berkey Creamery
The tour of the University started at the Berkey Creamery for the the Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary group. Students from the school along with their families toured the campus with College of Education staff, faculty, and students.
In the Stands
Sitting in the stands of Beaver Stadium, the tour listens to a brief history of the facility.
At the Shrine
The tour wrapped up at the Nittany Lion Shrine after a great day of exploring landmarks, classrooms, and dorms.


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Febrile Seizures
Febrile seizures are convulsions that can happen during a fever (febrile means "feverish"). They affect kids 3 months to 6 years old, and are most common in toddlers 12–18 months old. The seizures usually last for a few minutes and are accompanied by a fever above 100.4°F (38°C).
While they can be frightening, febrile seizures usually end without treatment and don't cause other health problems. Having one doesn't mean that a child will have epilepsy or brain damage.
About Febrile Seizures
There are two types of febrile seizures:
- Simple febrile seizures are usually over in a few minutes, but
in rare cases they can last up to 15 minutes. During this type of seizure, a child's
whole body may convulse, shake, and twitch; his or her eyes may roll; and he or she
may moan or become unconscious. Children can sometimes vomit or urinate (pee) on
themselves during the convulsions.
- Complex febrile seizures can last more than 15 minutes or happen more than once in 24 hours. They may also involve movement or twitching of just one part of the body.
Febrile seizures stop on their own, while the fever may continue for some time. Some kids might feel sleepy afterward; others feel no lasting effects.
No one knows why febrile seizures happen, although evidence suggests that they're linked to certain viruses and the way that some children's developing brains react to high fevers.
Kids with a family history of febrile seizures are more likely to have one, and about 1 in every 3 kids who have had one seizure will have another (usually within the first 1–2 years of the first). Kids who are younger (under 15 months) when they have their first febrile seizure are also at higher risk for a future febrile seizure. Most children outgrow having febrile seizures by the time they are 5 years old.
Febrile seizures are not considered epilepsy (seizure disorder), and kids who've had one have only a slightly increased risk for developing epilepsy.
What to Do
If your child has a febrile seizure, stay calm and:
- Make sure your child is on a safe surface, such as the floor, and cannot fall down or hit something hard.
- Lay your child on his or her side to prevent choking. This is especially important if your child has a lot of saliva coming out of the mouth.
- Watch for breathing problems, including any color change in your child's face.
- If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, or your child turns blue, it may be a more serious type of seizure — call 911 right away.
It's also important to know what you should not do during a febrile seizure:
- Do not try to hold or restrain your child.
- Do not put anything in your child's mouth.
- Do not try to give your child fever-reducing medicine.
- Do not try to put your child into cool or lukewarm water to cool off.
When the seizure is over, call your doctor for an appointment to determine the cause of the fever. The doctor will examine your child and ask you to describe the seizure. In most cases, no additional treatment is needed. Tests might be done if your child is under 1 year old and had other symptoms, like vomiting or diarrhea.
The doctor may recommend the standard treatment for fevers, which is acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Giving these medicines around the clock is not recommended and won't prevent febrile seizures.
If your child has more than one or two febrile seizures that last more than 5 minutes, the doctor might prescribe an anti-seizure medicine to give at home.
When to Call 911
Take your child to the emergency room or call 911 if:
- the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes
- the seizure involved only certain parts of the body instead of the whole body
- your child is having trouble breathing or is changing color
- your child looks sluggish and is not responding normally
- your child doesn't go back to normal behavior for an hour or more after the seizure
- your child looks dehydrated
- another seizure happens within 24 hours
A child who hasn't gotten certain vaccines and has a febrile seizure could be at greater risk for meningitis, a disease that affects the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Get immediate medical care if your child has any signs of meningitis, such as a stiff neck, a lot of vomiting, or, in infants, a bulging soft spot on the head.
Febrile seizures can be scary to witness, but remember that they're fairly common and are not usually a symptom of serious illness. In most cases, they don't lead to any health or developmental problems. If you have questions or concerns, talk with your doctor.


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Myanmar President Directs Security Forces to use Force to Quell Communal Violence
Paper No: 5443 Dated 29-Mar- 2013
By B.Raman
The violent incidents in Central Myanmar, which initially targeted Muslims, their places of worship and properties at Meikhtila on March 20,2013, have since spread to other areas north of Rangoon and there have been reports of Muslims as well as Buddhists now being targeted often by the same mobs which move on motor-bykes.
2. In the fresh incidents, there have been no fatalities. Rioting groups have been attacking places of worship and properties of both the communities. These have strengthened suspicions that the violence directed against both the communities has been instigated by anti-reform elements in the Army in a bid to discredit President Thein Sein.
3. Members of both the communities allege that the police are remaining passive spectators so long as only places of worship and properties are attacked without causing any loss of lives.
4.In an open letter to President Thein Sein, leaders of four Muslim organizations, including the Islamic Religious Affairs Council and the Myanmar Muslim National Affairs Organisation, have accused the security forces of standing by as rioters went on a rampage.
5. Min Ko Naing, a member of the 88 Generation movement which organized the students movement against the Army in 1988, alleged in an interview that the mobs attacked both Buddhist and Muslim prayer houses. He recalled that the military was swift and used brutal force to suppress protests by monks and students during the decades of junta rule in the past and added:" In the past, when high school students were marching with peacock flags and when Buddhists monks were marching peacefully, they got shot by security forces. That was an extreme measure. Now, they cannot stop and arrest the trouble makers behind this violence."
6.Stung by widespread criticism of inaction by the security forces, President Thein Sein, in a televised address on the evening of March 28, said he had authorized the use of force by authorities to prevent the spread of violence and told "religious extremists" that they would not escape prosecution for participating in acts of violence.
7.He said:"I would like to warn all political opportunists and religious extremists who try to exploit the noble teachings of these religions and have tried to plant hatred among people of different faiths for their own self-interest: their efforts will not be tolerated."
8.Thein Sein said the riots had been caused by organized "instigators [who] exploit the situation to engineer violence in other parts of the country."
( The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate of the Chennai Centre For China Studies. Twitter: @SORBONNE75)


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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Dance All Night Long At 'Breaking Dawn' Party In Baton Rouge!
The 'Breaking Dawn' cast is currently filming their final battle scenes, and they finally got a break from their grueling schedule to let loose!
Vampires know how to party — at least that's what the cast of Breaking Dawn is tweeting! Vampires and werewolves came together Jan. 8, for what cast members are calling "a crazy fun Saturday night!" We know the Volturi and Cullens were shooting their promotional posters that same day, so it seems they threw a bash after! It's probably likely that it was also a bit of a going away party too, since most of the Volturi scenes have been shot, and Dakota Fanning will be leaving!
Judi Shekoni [Zafrina] couldn't hide her her excitement any longer and finally tweeted the morning after!
"Been super busy shooting … and had a wonderful night out dancing with the cast yesterday, it's official vampires have rhythm!"
Andrea Gabriel [Kebi] echoed her excitement by hitting up his Twitter to tell fans "Crazy fun Saturday night. Crazy brutal Sunday morning (um, afternoon)… These vampires sure can party."
We can't wait to find a leaked pic of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson breaking it down with the cast!
Peter Facinelli: "Photo shoot today for BD … maybe I can put a request to be Mr. November Vampire in the calendar. That's my bday month."
Andrea Gabriel: "Crazy fun Saturday night. Crazy brutal Sunday morning (um, afternoon)… These vampires sure can party.
Cameron Bright: "Yesterday was Volturi photo shoot and press day. Not sure when the interviews for media will be aired so stay tune."
Daniel Cudmore: "I was a dancing machine last night!"
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ZDNet writer Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has written a blog post in which he measured some of the performance gains experienced on his Phenom quad-core rig after installing Vista SP1.
When copying a single 644MB test file, SP1 was able to perform it in 10 seconds versus 17 seconds on Vista RTM. Moving the same file to an external USB HD yielded results of 10 seconds compared to 25 seconds in favor of Vista SP1.
In another test where a folder containing numerous files and folders (3,495 files and 30 folders totaling 5.16GB) was read from an external USB hard drive, Vista SP1 was able to grab the data in just 79 seconds, versus 215 seconds under Vista RTM.
Mark Russinovich, a Technical Fellow in the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft, has written a detailed post on his blog explaining the reason behind the dramatic improvements in file copying. If this is your cup of tea, you'll enjoy the behind-the-scenes details on SP1 file copy improvements.
Mark explained that pre-Vista Microsoft operating systems took a relatively straightforward approach to file copy, with the copy engine relying on the Windows Cache Manager to perform asynchronous read-ahead. The Vista team improved upon it by implementing a copy engine that tended to issue large asynchronous non-cached I/Os, among other changes, though we all know from experience that the changes did not pan out well.
Vista SP1 resolved some of the problems by using pipelined I/O for remote copies. Together with some other tweaks, the final results speak for themselves. You can check out the graphs with the results of the tests.
According to Russinovich, the latest tweaks to file copying under Vista SP1 mean that a ten-minute copy on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 can be sped up to just one minute under Vista on high-latency, high-bandwidth networks.


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This video was posted on Saturday showing multiple police offers as well as random white passerby assaulting multiple black teens who were leaving a pool party after a fight broke out. As per the video's description:
"A fight between a mom and a girl broke out and when the cops showed up everyone ran, including the people who didn't do anything. So the cops just started putting everyone on the ground and in handcuffs for no reason. This kind of force is uncalled for especially on children and innocent bystanders.
To some people saying that the cop pulled out his taser on the kid, it was not a taser it was a gun."
The main agitator in the video, Cpl. Casebolt deleted all social media and has been placed on administrative leave with pay:
Sources confirm:McKinney Patrol Supervisor Cpl. Eric Casebolt placed on admin leave following conduct at pool party pic.twitter.com/JaJMFWR5Ef— Zahid Arab (@ZahidArabFox4) June 7, 2015
The pool thanked the cops also:
Pool just put up this sign supporting McKinney PD & thanking officers for their response Friday pic.twitter.com/P7bC9hULCF— Zahid Arab (@ZahidArabFox4) June 7, 2015
The fight that started the police call?:
comments-ie. black kids should go back to public housing led to adult women fighting kids pic.twitter.com/5ZNSzZymzs @NewsRevo vid @k1dmars— Revolution News (@NewsRevo) June 7, 2015
as well as a subsequent interview of the victim:
I was once a 14 year old blk girl. I can't imagine how I would have responded to the world after being abused and degraded by police. Think.— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) June 7, 2015
Is seeing the #McKinney pool party a turning point for the public eye? There's a deep sorrow and rage percolating. I am... floored.— Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) June 8, 2015
Overseer. Overseer. Overseer. OverseerOverseerOverceer Officer. http://t.co/AcHnw1IDV7 #McKinney— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) June 8, 2015
In what world are both of these accepted? Ours. #McKinney pic.twitter.com/kXAQ5jVoPt— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) June 7, 2015
So they knew they weren't alone. These kids have seen the videos. They know kids have been KILLED by the police but they STILL risked....— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) June 7, 2015
....their lives to support & show their love for one another. Like....talk about courage. COURAGE.— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) June 7, 2015
The saddest part of that video is seeing how respectable those kids were being to those cops while they were harassed. Did it matter? No.— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) June 7, 2015
Keep taping em. It's your right.— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) June 7, 2015
also that McKinney cop doing that barrel roll for no reason at all. Sir.— roxane gay (@rgay) June 8, 2015
This is happening way too much in our country. You wonder why there is so much anger? Look at this video https://t.co/1wqTBjnOWM #McKinney— Kenny Hamilton (@KennyHamilton) June 7, 2015
IS ANYONE ELSE DISGUSTED YET?! WAKE UP AMERICA: http://t.co/WGSGpZZG30— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) June 7, 2015
rme at this cop wildin' on literal children that are standing around doing nothing
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Hey people,
I've been wanting to put some stuff on the site for a while now, and I've been getting better at drawing. Feel free to comment and criticize, I could use any info I can get on how to get better. Also, I would love to see other peoples drawings and their styles, so feel absoulutly to post your drawings if you want to. I recently purchased a Bamboo fun drawing tablet, so I hope once I get used to it, I can put drawings from that on here, other than that, all drawings are hand drawn. I'll also post some of my non-star wars drawings, as I'm a lot better at drawing other stuff Hope you like my drawings, and I hope to see some of your drawings people
Here are two drawings of the Fett man
My first attempt at drawing Boba:
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MysticWicks endorsement: "In other words, Discordianism, like postmodernism, means never having to say your sorry."
Total Members Voted: 12
Maybe, The Prophet Salty.
Wouldn't the new testament of discordianism be the books of the subgenius?
That's very nice, thank you, OG. I fixed a typo so it reads "and a lack..."
Don't fucking judge me, I've got tentacles for a face.
Quote from: Salty on February 19, 2017, 05:12:21 pmThat's very nice, thank you, OG. I fixed a typo so it reads "and a lack..."Replaced with the new version. Any other changes?
We are in the current age, interesting question.
Quote from: Hermit of Empty Chaos on May 05, 2017, 09:39:48 pmWe are in the current age, interesting question.Maybe you are. My neighbor is in 1850, and I'm 20 years from now. Without the impending horrible economic and climate implosion, I mean.
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Media Advice: Features
Media Advice: Features
For instance, if there has been a reported increase in cycling in your area, then you might try to get a feature about the reasons for it. If you have been running a sustained campaign, and just had a major success, then your local paper might be interested in running a feature on the history of the campaign, and how your victory will affect local cyclists.
If you have an idea for a feature, talk to a friendly journalist on a show/paper who can advise you, or ring and talk to the features editor or their deputy.
- Have your idea worked out and be prepared to 'sell' it. Editors are pushed for space, and have to justify every inch of space.
- Produce a draft or outline, but be prepared for it to be changed.
- Don't pester them if they are not interested. It may not be a good week, and hassled journalists are unlikely to call you for comments.
- Promote your group as well as making your points.Emphasise your involvement, but don't hog the limelight.
- Try to get your logo printed (supply a good copy). Ask them to provide a link to your website, or a contact email or telephone number.
- If you are writing the article, don't rant. Make it entertaining, interesting and informative. Think about your audience, and aim it at them.
- Get your timing right. Linking it to National Bike Week can help, as many editors are convinced to run features as part of the nationwide interest in cycling generated by the week.
- It is normally easier to get features and articles published in summer, because with Parliament in recess, there are less stories about. Local papers may also have staff on holiday, and appreciate a ready-made article.


text: For the person that is just starting to fish with dry flies, and wants to know how to go about it, things can seem pretty confusing at times. If some time was spent watching other anglers on any stream that has decent dry fly fishing one might see two very different methods of approach or schools of thought that would increase the confusion. Let's take a look at what the newcomer might witness that would cause this confusion.


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I was in an airport bookstore the other day, traveling to one of our workshops, and I came across a book that captured much of my approach to my own business and to helping independent advisors build their businesses. It's called "The One Thing," by Gary Keller.
Now before I get a flood of emails calling me out about who this guy is: yes, I know he's a real estate mogul. And not a real estate mogul like Donald Trump or the late Harry Helmsley, who actually buy and manage real estate. Keller built and owns Keller Williams Real Estate, which he claims is the largest real estate brokerage firm in the country. That is, he motivates people to sell real estate—think Alex Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross. But, despite his pedigree, Keller's message is perhaps the most important idea that owner-advisors.
So what is the "One Thing?" Based on his own experience, and his observations of other successful people, Keller tells us that contrary to conventional wisdom and the ways that modern society pulls us in dozens of directions, successful people tend to focus—and devote the majority of their time to—becoming really good at just one thing.
Whether it's selling real estate, becoming an astronaut, playing in the NFL or building a successful advisory business, the key to success is building one's life around that one objective. Like I said, with children, and spouses, and friends, and hobbies, and Facebook, and YouTube, and email, and Twitter, etc. this is a lot harder than it sounds.
However, to make it somewhat easier, Keller also says that to be successful, we should apply the "one thing" concept to each step of the way toward our goal: to be a successful advisor what's the "one thing" we should do first? Then, after we've mastered that, what's the next "one thing" we should focus on?" And so on.
My point is that multi-tasking only decreases (a lot) our chances of being really good at any one of the things we do. To be successful, we need to focus on the "one thing" that we need to do now—that will move us in a straight line to where we want to go.
It is more than bit ironic that this is the concept which owner-advisors have the hardest time implementing, considering it's essentially what financial planning is all about: determining where the client wants to go financially, and then implementing one step after another to get there.
Most advisors don't have a problem with the first step: they've already decided that they want to have successful independent advisory businesses. And when they take the time to think about it, they rarely have trouble visualizing just what that success would look like.
The disconnect comes in building a business one step at a time: focusing on the "one thing" that needs to be done first, then the next thing, etc. Instead, advisors tend to take all of their ideas and implement them all at once, and then are baffled about why they never seem to get anywhere. (Perhaps the best example of this is when advisors come back from conferences with all the new ideas they "need" to do now.)
To help owner-advisors better focus on the "one thing" we need to do now, we build a conceptual moat around their business that only allows one new idea, or project, or employee, or change at a time. Not only does this keep them from getting distracted, but it forces them to decide what's the most important thing to do first.
Unfocused firms these days want to hire a marketing consultant, redo their website, and jump into social media, etc., when they should be asking: "What are we really selling?" Often, we find that we don't need to do any marketing at all. Instead, simply changing their fee structure so prospective clients can better understand what they will be paying for, or document a proven prospecting process, can dramatically increase their closing ratio. Then, once we have the client service model nailed down, usually we need to add more people. Finally, we need to make the employees more productive.
But we can't do all things at once. Each step is "the one thing" that a firm needs to be focusing on now. When we've become successful at that, then and only then can we move on to the next thing: the "one thing" that will take the firm to the next level of success.
To better get this message across, we've started giving Keller's book to our clients. It's kind of like a Bible we can refer back to when they start losing focus. Typically, once an owner advisor has made the leap of faith to focus on the first two or three "one things," he/she starts to realize the power of this simplicity and how it makes their lives so much easier. Finally, we try not to let them go to a conference unless a specific session applies to the "one thing" they are doing at the time.


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This almost A+ list mostly movie actor who will do anything to sell a movie and can be a very funny guy likes to pretend how close he is to fans and how he is just an average guy. Well, the comic actor is really anything but that. Good luck trying to get a photo with him or getting an autograph unless he is actually out promoting his latest movie. As in on the red carpet or there are press around. He is not a fan friendly guy and thinks they take up too much time. The only time he cares about fans is at the ticket window.
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Surely, there are plenty of 'premium' App Store titles where gamers are hoping and praying to see price drops for; Rolando 2, Real Racing and Sim 3 are some prime examples of games priced at the current ceiling of $9.99. While we won't know for sure when (if ever) these titles go on sale, two of the biggest video game franchises available for the iDevice – Metal Gear Solid Touch ($7.99) and Doom Resurrection ($9.99) – are now available for only $2.99 a pop. While both of these games offer a different gameplay experience compared to their console/PC counterparts (MGST being more of a sniper/shooting game and Doom Resurrection an "on-rail" shooter), they are both still loads of fun and will keep you entertained while on the go. If you have six bucks to burn before the weekend officially begins and are craving for some action packed shooters, you definitely don't want to miss out on these deals. Grab 'em while its hot!
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I did a little test between Cubase 4 and Protools HD, here it is:
I have been very fortunate to own a licensed copy of Waves SSl4000 which I use on everything and it rocks. Included in the Waves box were a few CDs with reference material and documents, among those CDs was a demonstration CD including pre-mixed stems of a dance track which had been put together especially for Waves, the track is called Take It Away.
I opened up the stems in Protools and sure enough with all the faders at 0db the track sounded pre-mixed, and actually sounded phatt.
So as a test I imported the same stems into Cubase 4 to hear the sound difference, to my dismay, the mix sounded identical to the protools mix, all the elemnts sounded them same, the kick, snare, the vocals, the stereo image was absolutley identical between the two mixes.
So, what does this tell us, Protools costs you around 7K to fully install, Cubase on the other hand costs you around 7 hundred.
One thing I did notice was that the master bus in Cubase clipped much more often than Protools clearly suggesting slightly lower mix-bus headroom at the Cubase master fader.
I am going to upload the files at some point for everyone to hear, but I welcome your views.


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Brainy Gamer
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Behavior Games
Neil Schmitzer-Torbert, Prof. of Pyschology
The main focus is on describing/promoting video games (for research) that I've made, but I'm also adding posts that deal with the intersection of academic research and video games.
Dr. P's Dorky Blog
Lon Porter, Prof. of Chemistry
This is a rather eccentric collection of entries celebrating all things related to the dorky pursuit of tabletop gaming and the all-consuming hobby it supports! It also helps to serve as a scrapbook of gaming goodness and painting projects. You may also catch a glimpse of posts related to my teaching, research, and other hobbies.
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Rixa Freeze, Asst. Prof. of English
I reflect on pregnancy, birth, and mothering. My blog includes research updates and analysis, guest posts, personal narratives, academic essays, critiques of North American obstetric practices, links to blogs and news articles, birth stories, and book reviews.
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In the third week of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises the believer places herself or himself with the Lord in the events of Holy Thursday and Good Friday. It's not just a rereading of the Passion narratives. The intention is for the person to accompany the Lord in his sufferings. James Martin's book The Jesuit Guide To (Almost) Everything refers to this. He cites David Fleming, SJ on these meditations:
We know the story of the Passion. Ignatius wants us to experience it as something fresh and immediate. We learn to suffer with Jesus, and thus we learn to suffer with the people in our lives.
This really struck me on my walk home last night. I've had two ministry challenges early this semester–relationships with people I haven't quite been able to figure out. Not conflicts, really, but awkwardness that, if unchecked, could lead to misunderstanding or even dispute. I've been trying to bring this to prayer. But the Ignatian wisdom of placing oneself with Jesus, with the other person, made an impact.
My ministry experiences tell me how vital it is to be a companion to people I serve. It's not enough to know about them: name, age, address, cell phone. Or other more personal stuff: number of years married, vocal range, favorite saint. For relationships I choose to take seriously or that I need to take seriously, it is incumbent on me to be a companion, and to experience a sharing of life and faith.
This is one reason why the political pro-life movement has been such a failure. Activists "know" their facts. They "know" church teaching. They "know" their political methods. But they have no "bread with" people who choose abortions. It seems like people who "know" the Lord. Perhaps they can even cite chapter and verse. But without the experience, perhaps they do not know. Not fully.


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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the bishops.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, long a supporter of Medicare-for-all, voted against the House Democratic bill in November because it did not go far enough in creating a robust government-run plan to compete with private insurance. But Kucinich said Wednesday that the bill coming before the House represents the best chance to expand coverage to the uninsured, even if it does not include a public plan.
At a Capitol Hill news conference, Kucinich said his decision was a combination of pragmatism and concern about the impact that defeat of the health care bill would have on Obama's presidency.
"You do have to be very careful that the potential of President Obama's presidency not be destroyed by this debate," said Kucinich. "Even though I have many differences with him on policy, there's something much bigger at stake here for America."
Kucinich said he'd met with Obama four times to discuss the health overhaul, most recently on Monday when he flew back to Ohio with the president aboard Air Force One. Obama called Kucinich's decision "a good sign."
At stake is a bill that would cover some 30 million uninsured people, end insurance practices such as denying coverage to those with a pre-existing conditions, require almost all Americans to get coverage by law and try to slow the cost of medical care nationwide. The comprehensive legislation could affect nearly every American, from those undergoing annual checkups to people facing major surgery.
Democratic leaders hope to vote this weekend.
Meanwhile, in a rare public disagreement that will reverberate among the nation's 70 million Catholics, leaders of religious orders representing 59,000 nuns sent lawmakers a letter urging them to pass the Senate health care bill. Expected to come before the House by this weekend, the measure contains abortion funding restrictions that the bishops say don't go far enough.
"Despite false claims to the contrary, the Senate bill will not provide taxpayer funding for elective abortions," said the letter signed by 60 leaders of women's religious orders. "It will uphold longstanding conscience protections and it will make historic new investments ... in support of pregnant women. This is the real pro-life stance, and we as Catholics are all for it."
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Right to Life Committee have denounced the bill as a backdoor subsidy for abortion. But the nuns and the Catholic Health Association - representing some 600 hospitals - say restrictions in the Senate bill would still prevent taxpayer funding for abortion, although the legal mechanism for doing so is different from what the bishops prefer.
"This is politics; this isn't a question of faith and morals," said Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a national Catholic social activism lobby. "We are the ones who work every day with people who are suffering because they don't have health care. We cannot turn our backs on them, so for us, health care reform is a faith-based response to human need."
Another sign of a rift among abortion opponents emerged as Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., announced his support for the bill. Kildee was among the anti-abortion Democrats who backed a Michigan Democrat, Rep. Bart Stupak, in forcing tough restrictions on the original House-passed bill.
Kildee said in a statement Wednesday that after careful study, he's concluded the Senate bill would also bar federal funding for abortion - while saving lives by providing coverage to those now uninsured. "Voting for this bill in no way diminishes my pro-life voting record or undermines my beliefs," he said. "I am a staunch pro-life member of Congress, both for the born and the unborn."
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CINCINNATI BENGALS (6-2) at MIAMI DOLPHINS (3-4)
Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Cincinnati -3 & 43.5
Opening Line & Total: Bengals -1 & 42.5
Two teams heading in opposite directions meet Thursday night when the Bengals put their four-game win streak on the line versus the Dolphins, losers of four straight (SU and ATS).
Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton has been on fire in the past three games with 1,034 passing yards and 11 TD, including four scoring throws to WR Marvin Jones in Sunday's 49-9 rout of the Jets. Miami QB Ryan Tannehill has been awful during his team's losing skid, completing just 54.5% of his passes with seven interceptions and 18 sacks taken. This includes absorbing six sacks in Sunday's 27-17 loss at New England in a game the Dolphins led 17-3 at half. Miami beat the Bengals 17-13 in a defensive struggle last year, as the clubs combined for five turnovers and just 148 rushing yards (2.7 YPC). Neither Tannehill (223 pass yards, 0 TD, 0 INT) nor Dalton (234 pass yards, 1 TD, 2 INT) were very effective in that 2012 meeting. Both teams have some favorable betting trends to consider for Thursday. The Bengals are 9-1 ATS after a double-digit win over the past three seasons and are 6-0 ATS on the road after gaining 400+ yards in two straight games under head coach Marvin Lewis. However, Miami benefits from Lewis going 7-16 ATS (30%) versus AFC East opponents and that the Bengals are 10-23 ATS (30%) when facing a marginal losing team (40% to 49% win pct.) since 1992. Both teams announced season-ending injuries to key players this past week with news that Cincinnati DBs Leon Hall (Achilles) and Taylor Mays (shoulder), and Dolphins WR Brandon Gibson (knee) are all done for the year.
As well as the Bengals have played during their four-game surge, they are just 1-2-1 ATS on the road this year with a pedestrian 20.2 PPG and 87 rushing YPG on 3.5 yards per carry. RBs BenJarvus Green-Ellis and rookie Giovani Bernard comprise a mediocre ground game (99.8 rush YPG) that has averaged a mere 3.6 yards per rush (26th in NFL). That has prompted the Bengals to take to the air with QB Andy Dalton, whose recent hot streak puts him fourth in the NFL in passing yards (2,249) and seventh in passer rating (8.1 YPA, 16 TD, 7 INT). In addition to Marvin Jones' four-score heroics last week, Dalton continues to rely on top WR A.J. Green who leads the AFC with 734 receiving yards and ranks among the top-10 wideouts in the NFL in both catches (46) and TD receptions (five). The offense is also helped by Bengals defense that allows just 4.8 yards per play (4th in NFL) and 18.0 PPG (T-5th in league). The run defense has given up just two 100-yard games all year, holding the past two opponents to 85.0 rushing YPG on 3.5 YPC. Cincinnati has generated 20 sacks over the past six contests and 12 takeaways on the year. Exploiting the shaky Dolphins offensive line with a consistent pass rush will be key with the injuries in the secondary to CB Leon Hall and SS Taylor Mays. Also, DT Devon Still (elbow) is questionable for this game while LB Rey Maualuga remains out indefinitely with a knee injury.
Miami's offense has been subpar in all facets this year with 311 total YPG (28th in NFL), 89.1 rushing YPG (23rd in league) and 5.95 passing yards per attempt (24th in NFL). But despite the struggles of QB Ryan Tannehill in recent weeks, the ground game has been excellent over the past two games with 276 yards on 4.9 YPC. Top RB Lamar Miller racked up 112 total yards in last week's loss to the Patriots, and did not get a carry against the Bengals last year. No. 2 RB Daniel Thomas rushed for a touchdown in that win in Cincinnati but finished with only 29 yards on 10 carries. But in the past two games, Thomas has exploded for 107 yards on 21 attempts (5.1 YPC) and remains in a near timeshare with Miller. With slot WR Brandon Gibson out for the season, second-year pro Rishard Matthews will fill his spot, coming off a three-catch, 30-yard performance when he was targeted a season-high six times last week. But Tannehill will still look mostly to consistent WR Brian Hartline (3+ catches in all seven games) and mercurial deep threat WR Mike Wallace who hauled in just three of 10 targets last week. The Miami defense ranks 20th in the NFL versus the pass (245 YPG) and 19th against the run (110 YPG), but a lot of that is due to being on the field for 31:27 (8th-most in NFL). The Dolphins have given up 23+ points in each of the past five games, but with DE Cameron Wake (15 sacks last year) nearly 100 percent recovered from his knee injury, the pass rush has been much better since the bye week, tallying seven sacks in two games. Miami's defense has also forced at least one turnover in every game this season, totaling 11 over their seven contests.


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Burnett comes into his own
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Since the moment he arrived, Morgan Burnett has acted like a grown-up.
In truth, he's still a kid – he won't turn 24 until next month – but he's always carried himself in the locker room like a veteran, is a family man (fiancée Nicolette, 4-year-old son Morgan Jr.) and has always exuded a quiet professionalism that others in his age range often lack.
But in the past two years, the Green Bay Packers safety has had to grow up quickly on the field. After being installed as a starter from Day 1 as a rookie third-round pick in 2010 – only to see his season end after four games because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee – he was supposed to be paired with three-time Pro Bowl veteran Nick Collins last season and possible Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson this season in the Packers' secondary.
Instead, the Packers lost Collins to a neck injury in Week 2 last year that appears to be career-ending, and Woodson hasn't played since breaking his collarbone Oct. 21 at St. Louis. Woodson will miss his sixth straight game Sunday night against Detroit.
All the while, the quiet Burnett has been there, playing with an awkward club cast for much of last season and coming into his own this year as the Packers' leader in the back end while lining up alongside comparative youngsters M.D. Jennings (a second-year undrafted free agent) and Jerron McMillian (a rookie fourth-round pick).
"He's become the guy out there now," defensive coordinator Dom Capers said Friday. "When Morgan first came in, you could tell he was a serious-minded guy, a bright guy, very conscientious. Coaches love those kinds of guys because you know he's going to attempt to do everything you ask him to do."
Perhaps to a fault, according to safeties coach Darren Perry.
Former Packers safety Matt Bowen (now a writer for the National Football Post and Chicago Tribune) tells a hilarious story – although it wasn't at the time – of playing with former Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper, whose reputation for freelancing and seeking out interception opportunities was well-earned.
On one particular play against the San Francisco 49ers late in the 2002 season, the story goes, the Packers had a blitz call on that required Sharper to take an in-his-prime Terrell Owens one-on-one. Sensing the blitz would lead to a bad pass and possible INT, Sharper ignored his responsibility when the defense broke the huddle, leaving an overmatched Bowen to cover possibly the best receiver in the NFL at that time. Bowen thanked his lucky stars the ball wasn't thrown to T.O, who was wide open.
That's not a problem with Burnett.
"He's very coachable, to the point that he's going to do it exactly like you draw it up on the board. And he's not going to freelance," Perry explained Friday. "He's not going to say, 'Hey, I see this, I'm going to go get it.' He's going to say, 'No, coach told me to play it like this, I'm going to play it like this.' Sometimes you have to let your natural instincts take over."
Burnett certainly used his instincts on the second of his two critical interceptions on the final play of the third quarter of last Sunday's victory over Minnesota. Reading and reacting to quarterback Christian Ponder's pass intended for tight end Kyle Rudolph, making a diving interception that denied a scoring opportunity and led to the 11-minute game-clinching field-goal drive during the fourth quarter. But Burnett made the play because it was he was in the place he was supposed to be, not because he was off on his own.
"He timed it right. His anticipation, when he broke on the ball, stepped in front and made the play," Capers said. "Those are the kind of plays you like to see those guys make back there.
The play was reminiscent of one that Collins, who was watching the game on television and Tweeted about it afterward, would have made. According to Perry, Burnett has similar athletic ability to Collins while also possessing terrific size (6-foot-1, 209 pounds). He just needs to trust that he can sometimes go outside the scheme when the time is right.
"I would show him some plays of Nick. Every now and then, Nick might have given up a big one, he might've gotten himself out of position because great players, they're so confident that when they see something, they're going to go get it," Perry said. "I think with Morgan, I think he's seeing things and he's believing what he's seeing. And I think if you can do that, you're goin to make some plays. He's not going to take as many liberties as a Collins or Woodson would, particularly when he's playing in deep zones."
Those risk-taking days might not be far away, though, as Burnett's confidence grows by the week.
"This year, I think he's got a lot of confidence. Not only sitting back there and playing the deep ball and covering ground – we've seen him do that well – but he's been coming down there, mixing it up, playing the run pretty well. And, you like his size in playing the run. I just think he's a really good football player."
He's also getting better with his football acumen. Now in his third year in the system – despite his abbreviated rookie year – Burnett has a better grasp of the defense, even though he still doesn't have it mastered.
"He's still one of our youngest players, but he's played quite a few snaps. He's still growing, he's still learning the game in terms of what we're doing system-wise, what we're asking him to do and what his role is," Perry said. "I think he's really starting to understand what we need out of that position in terms of consistency, being a quarterback, a communicator, and making sure we're all on the same page."
Added coach Mike McCarthy: "I think that's a normal path you see with young guys. He's always been very talented. He's a great fit for not only the position but with what we ask him to do. He gives us versatility. He's making more plays. We've been blessed, obviously, with big-play production from our safety position. I really see Morgan Burnett developing into one of our leaders."
For his part, Burnett just feels as though he's doing what he's always done, just better. He's not about to start acting like he has it all figured out.
"You have confidence in yourself – not in a cocky way, but you have confidence in your skills, and you let your instincts take over," Burnett said. "But at the same time, you humble yourself, because this game throws a lot of humbling moments at you."
Spoken like a true veteran.
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Gosunkugi (五寸釘, Gosunkugi) is a thief who operates in and out of the Land of Stone.
On one occasion, he murdered a family of three and left the blame on another man that he briefly fought upon departure. That man was the local blacksmith Tokichi (who became Sazanami) who fled from the vengeful villagers and became a bounty hunter to hunt down Gosunkugi. Over the years he has accumulated a bounty of three million ryō.
He would kill anyone that stood in the way of what he wanted to steal.
Gosunkugi specialises in ninjutsu that manipulates nails. He can exhale a flying stream of hundreds of small nails from his mouth or after having the nails dig themselves into the ground he can pin the target to the ground or have them shoot out of the ground towards the opponent. He also wielded a sword hinting at skill in kenjutsu.
Part I
Gosunkugi Capture Mission
Tsunade dispatched Naruto Uzumaki, Kiba Inuzuka, Akamaru, and Hinata Hyūga to hunt down Gosunkugi when he stole an item from the Land of Tea's daimyō. After an encounter with Naruto and company, Sazanami caught up with Gosunkugi and his followers. Gosunkugi wounded Sazanami using a special nail jutsu and thought Naruto's multi-shadow clone jutsu was reinforcements for Sazanami before retreating.
After recuperating, Sazanami, Naruto, and the others pursued Gosunkugi and his followers when they target a ceremonial bell. When his henchmen are defeated, Gosunkugi seized the bell and a fight between the ninja and Sazanami occur. Despite being defeated by Naruto and Sazanami, Gosunkugi was seized by the bounty hunter Gatsu.
Moments later, Gatsu and the village elder announced to the villagers that Gosunkugi confessed to the murder of the family of three.
- His name means "five-sun nail", five-sun measuring to six inches.


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23.09.2012 – Why haven't I been posting?
Well, if you're new to this blog, I'll give you a short intro. Within one and a half years of moving to my new country, Finland, I opened the first self-serve frozen yogurt bar in Helsinki called Yobot. I've been open for six months now, just long enough to take a step back and take a deep breath and reflect on what's happened.
I thought it would be good to share my experience. The idea of this blog will change from exploring my new home country to the life of an entrepreneur in Finland.
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Writer-director Andrea Arnold's last film, 2010's "Fish Tank," starred Michael Fassbender in one of many fantastic performances that all but guaranteed he'd be a huge star. One year later, Fassbender held his own in Cary Fukunaga's big-screen take on Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," which has been covered so many times it will probably be adapted again tomorrow.
Now, completing this little circle, Arnold takes her turn at a Bronte classic with her stark, breathless version of "Wuthering Heights." Purists may find it too atmospheric; personally, I bring no pre-conceptions about the material (never read the book in English class) and think the film more successfully communicates old-fashioned feelings to a modern screen than Fukunaga's "Jane Eyre" or Joe Wright's recent "Anna Karenina."
In "Heights," the Earnshaw family takes in a boy from off the street and names him Heathcliff (Solomon Glave). He develops a trust with his foster sister, Catherine (Shannon Beer), while Heathcliff's foster brother, Hindley (Lee Shaw), spouts racial slurs at him and beats him up. Based on the isolation of the Earnshaw farm and general lack of entertainment choices in 19th-century England, it's not as if Heathcliff's swimming in other options to provide the basics.
Arnold's "Wuthering Heights" feels downright Malick-esque in its incorporation of weather and animals, though Arnold actually uses nature to inform the story. Atop a horse, with Catherine's hair whipping in the wind and, in effect, his face, Heathcliff grows closer to the only person willing to stand up for him. The film's alive with texture—sensations and noises, fur and breezes, accentuating both slow-moving stillness and the perception of the now. Against the beauty of horses or the crackle of the fireplace is the shock of Heathcliff snapping a rabbit's neck or killing a sheep. There's also plenty of human-against-human viciousness, without any hunting-related motivation whatsoever.
The film's approach subdues some of the character motivations and depth of feeling, including Isabella (Nichola Burley) being second choice when Heathcliff and Catherine grow up (and are played by James Howson and Kaya Scodelario). The emotions still run high among the power structure of a family, the ferocity of bigotry and the force of memories, as Heathcliff insists, "There is nothing I want to remember." His star-crossed connection with Catherine unfolds as often-wordless secrets in the dark, a devastating love the world may never know.
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day! Any special plans? I will be working just like any other Thursday - life goes on! But I just wanted to share this super simple and delicious recipe for chocolate bread pudding that I tried right here from the King's Hawaiian website. If you're at your wit's end looking for a last-minute way to impress your honey, this go-to recipe will win him or her over! I cut the recipe from the website in half - making 3 individual servings. Hmmm, you, your sweetheart...and a friend? Or all three for you? I won't judge! You will need:
Chocolate Bread Pudding (from King's Hawaiian website)
- 1 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/8 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 4 ounces of King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Bread (I used 3 King's Hawaiian hot dog buns), cut into 1-inch pieces
1. Heat half-and-half in 2-qt saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles form around edge. Remove from heat, stir in chocolate, mix until melted. Cool slightly.
2. Whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt.
3. Fold 1/2 cup cooled chocolate into egg mixture. Slowly add the rest of the chocolate, taking care not to cook the eggs!
4. Pour chocolate mixture over bread cubes and mix until bread is well coated. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 325° F. Lightly apply non-stick spray to three 6-oz custard cups. Mound bread equally into each cup. Place cups on baking sheet. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out nearly clean.
These individual bread puddings puff up nicely from the egg and make a lovely presentation - slice some fruit for garnish or top with whipped cream to finish it off. I'd also recommend using your finest, richest chocolate - it makes a big difference! Give this recipe a try and let me know what you think! Enjoy!
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This recipe is for 4 servings but you can adjust according to the size of your crowd.
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Drizzle chocolate syrup into 4 martini glasses; set aside. Fill cocktail shaker 2/3 full with ice and add vodka, chocolate liqueur and crème de cacao. Cover and shake. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish with maraschino cherries. Invite me over!


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Sex tape Queen and part time reality star Danielle Staub is telling it all in a new interview with Parade.com.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star discusses her castmates, the upcoming fight that led to the arrest of Ashley Holmes, her faux lesbian relationship with Lori Michaels and her current relationship with the two Kims.
Excerpts from Danielle's interview –
She's looking forward to next week's episode.
"It's going to position me in a place of power. It was a turning point for me to realize just how dark people can get. I think it's going to become clear to the viewers who exactly is obsessing with whom. You're going to see a little bit of yourself in these other women, and you're going to see a little bit of yourself in me. I want people to understand that they should not feel sorry for me, I'm not a victim."
Social-networking backlash.
Why do these women not want to be around me, yet all they do is talk about me, tweet about me, Facebook about me, hire people to tweet about me and Facebook about me? And even have all their kids doing the same thing? It's a disgusting waste of time."
She's not keeping tabs on the Manzos.
"I don't know where they are and what they are doing because I block them. I don't find their lives to be that interesting. Ham game? I think it's a disgusting waste of food."
Keeping her relationship with friend and duet partner Lori Michaels under wraps.
"Lori and I are working on the remixes of the song. She's my friend in many aspects and ways, which I will not go into. I will keep people on the edge of their seats for that. She wrote that song and it just grabbed me when I was going through the demos. It's a tortured lullaby. We're digitally releasing it probably mid-July. Lori and I together are an incredible team. I've just begun."
The other Real Housewives show where she'd love make a guest appearance.
"New York City baby, cause Jill's my girl."
Is she still friends with the two Kims?
"They never were my friends. They were opportunists. And I'm going to leave it at that. I will not exploit their want and need to be on television. I get paid to do what I do on television, they don't. They're doing that for free, that's an opportunist."
Speaking of the two Kims (who happen to be sister-in-laws by the way), Kim Granatell aka Kim G. also granted an interview to Zap2It. Kim G. discusses her portrayal on the show, her relationship with Danielle now, and her thoughts on Caroline Manzo and the rest of the cast.
Excerpts from Kim G's interview below –
We have to be honest. You have come off as the evil Kim G. for your association with Danielle. What is your take on how you've been portrayed?
Look. Let me ask you this question? Have we not brought some great drama to the show this year? I don't want to sit in [Danielle's] house and eat grilled cheese sandwiches. You know what I'm saying? We're in the same boat basically. She was single. I was single. I love to wear beautiful clothes. She likes to wear beautiful clothes. We have a silly personality. But, she's very calculating and dangerous and devious. I'm devious to a point, but I'm not going to hurt nobody. I would never have a girl arrested. There's a lot of things she does where my skin just crawls.
So, to get it straight. What is your relationship with Danielle now?
None. She was making her bed and digging a deeper hole. She did it many times and I just kept giving her chances. How many chances do I give someone? I had had enough.
How are your kids dealing with the fact their mom is on TV and everyone thinks she's evil?
My kids are cool. They don't care. My kids are fine. You know they're very grounded. They love it.
Caroline told us that she doesn't hold a grudge against you. She wishes you would've behaved better at The Brownstone, but she has forgiven it all. She also says you were never friends, so it's not like you double-crossed her.
That's right. I've never even been in her house. That's correct. My son and her have a very tight relationship, but I have a philosophy. I don't get involved with the parents of my kids' friends, because I don't want to ruin their relationship. I have my friends. I don't need to have more friends. She's like Mother Superior. I'm not in grade school here.
Teresa's party planner, Elvira Grau, has been in the news basically claiming to be the new housewife. What do you think of her?
What do I think? She needs to go to finishing school. She better clean her mouth out a little bit. She basically talks through her… I'm not going to say it. She's not dramatic enough in my eyes. I don't know why she would go about doing that. She looks stupid. Why would she say that?
Are you in talks with Bravo to join the cast next season?
Can't say anything right now. We don't know. You know Bravo is very tightlipped. They don't say anything. I'm being honest with you. I would never, ever, ever go around saying anything unless it was true. You know, do people want me? I get stopped on the streets all the time, 'We love you. We love you. You bring energy to the show. You're great. You're this, you're that.' You know what I'm saying?


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Bob Hope Show
Publisher's Summary
Bob Hope made his radio debut on NBC in May 1937. He became a top-rated fixture on Tuesday nights with his theme song, "Thanks for the Memories". His legendary broadcasts from military bases around the world helped boost American morale during the dark days of World War II. Over the years, his radio regulars included Jerry Colonna, Brenda and Cobina, Vera Vague, Wendall Niles, and orchestras led by Skinnay Ennis and Les Brown. Featured singers on the show included Judy Garland, Frances Langford, Doris Day, and Gloria Jean.
Hope's radio career lasted well into the mid-1950s. By then, he had become a major movie and television star. He died on July 29, 2003, at the age of 100.
Critic Reviews
"One of America's most popular radio comedians." (Raymond Strait, Bob Hope: A Tribute)